Animation Movies

Shakugan no Shana: The Movie

The movie is more or less a retelling of the first few episodes of the series that is not much more than a slightly padded director's cut. You do learn some interesting details such as where Yugi's dad is, a look at the flame haze who was in the city before Shana, and even a couple of new powers for the Reiji Maigo. The story is certainly fleshed out quite a bit more and the final 15 minutes of the film comprise a surprisingly powerful conclusion (worth the price of admission on its own), but I would have liked a more original story rather then a highly polished version of one that I've already enjoyed. In the end, spectacular visuals, great new music, and well thought out additions to the core story leave you feeling glad to have seen the film. On the other hand, the fact that anything new that was added obviously doesn't change the events that come later in the series means that established fans will likely leave the experience less than satisfied.

Eclipse

During a solar eclipse, nature performs a transcendental ritual. Two worlds collide and a secret gate is opened, allowing a man to reach a woman.

Under the Weather

This animated short follows a group of happy vacationers sunbathing... under cloudy skies. Despite the weather, they look cheerful, eating ice cream and hot dogs, frolicking in the sand. When the sun finally breaks through the clouds, everyone deserts the beach. The film presents a fanciful yet awkward scenario in which the strange behaviour of one person may be the delight of another.

One Day

Originating from the filmmaker’s childhood confusion over an English expression regarding sex, Marie Paccou’s 1998 animation is the absurd, yet emotive tale of a woman who wakes one day to find a small man growing out of her abdomen.

Shivering Echo

Rencor, a young violinist, overcomes performance anxiety by journeying into the forest of her soul and reconnecting with the fragments of her Self.

Abduction

About the difficulties with transportation in new residential areas.

Burn Up

To the unsuspecting eye Maki, Reimi and Yuka may not look like ace crime fighters, which might explain why they're stuck on traffic patrol instead of more "exciting" police duties. All that changes when Yuka gets herself kidnapped by a white slave organization run by a politically connected businessman who's got the rest of the police cowed. Now it's up to Maki and Reimi to don skin-tight battle armor, liberate a tank, and make sure that a certain slaver learns that when you play with fire, you're going to get your ass burned!

Consequence

The fumes emanating from a traffic jam make everybody, and every animal, cough.

Lo Siento

Redwall: The Movie

Redwall is a compelling tale of fantasy, courage and adventure; the fable of a daunting quest to recover a legendary lost weapon and the classic strugle between good and evil. The delightful world of Redwall - a place of peace and beauty, companionship and courage - has captured the dedication of millions of readers worldwide. See the story brought to life!

Nate & John

A barber and his client form an unlikely bond that develops over their lifetimes.

Mini

A mini history of human development. Civilization - military - architecture - fashion. The set design and look of the characters change together with the epoch. From the point of view of the individual, progress is not a clearly positive notion.

Sahara Hare

Riff-Raff (Yosemite) Sam, riding a camel that won't whoa, chases Bugs into a French Foreign-Legion post.

Aubade

A black sun rises above Lake Leman. In a surrealist backlight, several bathers and aquatic birds witness the spectacle of daybreak, hypnotized by the music played by a cellist.

Little Bite in the Big City

Bite, a cockroach who lives in a computer processor, must prove himself and survive the ongoing battle between predator-like street pigeons and beetles to win over the girl of his dreams.

Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers

A bloody civil war is the setting for Lupin's latest caper; the leader for one of the factions holds documents written by Earnest Hemingway and contain the location of a remarkable treasure. With Goemon and Jigen fighting on opposite sides of the war, Lupin must tackle this challenge alone. As the war rages on, can Lupin secure the treasure and keep Goemon and Jigen from killing each other?!

Cunabula

In the distant future, much of the land has been swallowed up by rising waters. On the ruins of the past, humanity has built a new city. It combines technology, humanity, and nature.

O Arraial

In the backlands of Bahia, at the end of the 19th century, hundreds of families went to the Santo de Belo Monte settlement in Canudos, drawn by the promises of Antônio Conselheiro. The film addresses the War of Canudos, when soldiers and generals joined forces to destroy the city he founded.

Summer Summer

This is a secret diary of summer. The entire film is directly animated on time-stamped film, and the improvised painting traces are infinitely magnified through projection and scanning. Summertime collects the emotions that belong to each person’s unique taste and ferments them into small universes, and will eventually disappear with the touch of greenness at the last moment of summer.

Moom

Every forgotten object has a memory with its previous owner still attached. This is a story of Moom, one of those memories stuck in this world. One day, Moom meets another memory just like him.